News from FMC
From humble beginnings in 1949 (where the sole founding member, Mr Henry G. Lambert declared himself President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Editor of the NZSS Bulletin) the society now has over [...]
Following a request from a local member, FMC has acted to oppose another private road being planned to dissect the mountainous spine of the Coromandel on a non-notified basis. The [...]
The Ministry for Primary Industries is currently seeking submissions on the review of the Walking Access Act 2008. The deadline for submissions is 2 July 2019. Click here for instructions [...]
THE Tararua Tramping Club marks its 100th anniversary this weekend, making it one of the oldest clubs in the country, and will celebrate pioneering organised outdoor recreation in New Zealand. To [...]
The South Island's West Coast is home to a highly significant karst region. Features of the West Coast karst include: the largest area of unmodified lowland karst in New Zealand; [...]
FMC is stoked to see WorkSafe’s new guidance about health & safety law and recreational access. This vexed issue has been needlessly causing concerned landowners to block access because they [...]
The Department of Conservation has announced this morning that the process of amending the West Coast Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) is being halted, and that recent changes to the Paparoa [...]
In April 2019 the Treasury launched a public consultation on the reform of the Overseas Investment (OI) Act 2005. The complete consultation document can be downloaded from our Archives. FMC's [...]
The election for the position of FMC Vice-President closed at 5pm on 17 May 2019. Congratulations to Tania Seward on being elected FMC Vice-President for the year 2019-2020. Tania is [...]
If you don’t enter into our FMC photo competition because you don’t think your shots are good enough, we want to help you change that. We have another online introductory [...]
